--- title: The 10 States Where Tech Workers Earn the Most -- and Where They Make the Least description: "A state-by-state ranking shows where technology professionals earn the most —\_and the least." authors: - name: Martha C. White role: Writer url: https://money.com/author/martha-c-white/ education: BA, English, Princeton University at_money_since: 2015 articles: 350 covers: - Technology - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Federal Reserve Rate Cuts - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes published: '2016-01-27T21:48:14.000Z' modified: '2024-05-07T10:30:31.000Z' section: Technology tags: - California - hawaii - pubdesk - salaries - Silicon Valley - Tech - Workplace word_count: 248 canonical: https://money.com/states-where-tech-workers-earn-the-most-and-least/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![160127_CAR_HighestTechSalaries](https://img.money.com/2016/01/160127_car_highesttechsalaries.jpg) *Pinterest employees work in the office in San Francisco, April 1, 2015. The San Francisco-based venture capital darling celebrated its fifth birthday in March 2015.* Yeah, California's got Silicon Valley, but if you're a tech worker who really wants to make bank, head to **Hawaii**: The average salary in the Aloha State is nearly $130,000 — more than double the average in the lowest-paying state, according to a new roundup from [Business Insider, using data from Dice.com](http://www.businessinsider.com/states-with-highest-tech-salaries-ranked-2016-1). In **California**, which comes in second place, technology professionals make an average of $109,488 a year. That's not too shabby, but it's still more than $20,000 below the $129,771 Hawaiian average. (Of course, the cost of living tends to be higher outside of the continental U.S., too.) The lowest-paying states are concentrated in Appalachia and the West, with a couple New England entrants, as well. **Mississippi** brings up the rear with an average yearly pay of just under $61,000. Although comparatively low compared to places like Silicon Valley, this is still nearly three times as much as the state's average per capita income of $20,618. Coming in just behind Mississippi is **West Virginia**, with an average of $66,805, followed by (respectively) **Montana**, **Maine** and **South Dakota**. **Here are the 10 States Where Tech Workers Make the Most:** - Hawaii: $129,771 - California: $109,488 - New York: $105,927 - Delaware: $105,867 - Maryland: $104,570 - Washington: $103,750 - Massachusetts: $103,373 - New Jersey: $102,980 - Alaska: $102,001 - District of Columbia: $101,649 **And here are the 10 States Where Tech Workers Earn the Least:** - Mississippi: $60,381 - West Virginia: $66,805 - Montana: $67,046 - Maine: $67,715 - South Dakota: $69,922 - Wyoming: $71,236 - Kentucky: $74,535 - Arkansas: $77,553 - Vermont: $77,758 - Louisiana: $77,582 ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/states-where-tech-workers-earn-the-most-and-least/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Technology", "item": "https://money.com/technology/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Data Analysis", "item": "https://money.com/data-analysis/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "The 10 States Where Tech Workers Earn the Most -- and Where They Make the Least" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/states-where-tech-workers-earn-the-most-and-least/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/states-where-tech-workers-earn-the-most-and-least/", "name": "The 10 States Where Tech Workers Earn the Most -- and Where They Make the Least", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-01-27T21:48:14.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/states-where-tech-workers-earn-the-most-and-least/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/states-where-tech-workers-earn-the-most-and-least/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-07T10:30:31.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "The 10 States Where Tech Workers Earn the Most -- and Where They Make the Least", "articleSection": "Technology", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/01/160127_car_highesttechsalaries.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1376, "caption": "160127_CAR_HighestTechSalaries" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha C. 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